Review of Bavaria 35 Holiday

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

The interior is like many other boats made of mahogany.
The boat is equipped with 4 cabins, 8 berths, a galley and toilet facility.

The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

The Bavaria 35 Holiday is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.85 - 1.95 meter (6.07 - 6.37 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Bavaria 35 Holiday is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD2030 diesel engine at 29.0 hp (21 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 150 liters (39 US gallons, 32 imperial gallons).

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Bavaria 35 Holiday is 2.11, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Bavaria 35 Holiday is about 271 kg/cm, alternatively 1520 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 271 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1520 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Bavaria 35 Holiday is 2.96.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 79% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Bavaria 35 Holiday is 31%.

This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 10% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly below average.

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

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[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.